Hunter Biden was found guilty on Tuesday of lying about his drug addiction on a gun application form five years ago.
First lady Jill Biden was not present in the packed courtroom as the verdict was read, but she reportedly arrived minutes after. President Joe Biden’s brother James and sister-in-law were in the room alongside Biden’s wife, Melissa Cohen Biden. As the verdict was read, AP reported that Hunter Biden, 54, showed little emotion and stared straight ahead.
A sentencing date will be set at a later date, and Biden now faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for each of the three counts he was convicted on.
The verdict, which was delivered after about three hours of deliberations, marks the end of the first criminal trial against a sitting president’s son. It’s not the last federal trial for Biden, however, as he still faces another in September for allegedly avoiding taxes.
Rev. Christopher Bullock, a long-time Biden family friend who attended the trial, told The Daily Beast that Hunter was “upbeat” on Tuesday........